california has a medicinal marijuana law. other states have passed some others. >> well, recreational in colorado and washington state. >> we have a laboratory of democracy. we don't always agree with all states. some states have capital punishment. some states don't. some now have legalized marijuana, for recreational use. some states have legalized medicinal marijuana. i believe the president and justice department ought to respect the will of these separate states. >> in other words, no federal prosecution since it is a federal drug law of those who have legalized small amounts of marijuana. >> i think the federal law can maintain but it shouldn't try to nullify reasonable state measures. i'm not saying the state can do anything they want, but the measures that have been adopted so far have been after vigorous debate. in fact. there's been a marijuana legalization that's been rejected. it was rejected in other states. so we are capable of self-government. we don't need some federal gendarme to come in and tell us what to d